Filed under: Food and Nutrition Jonny Bowden, author, nutritionist and weight loss coach cuts through all the misconceptions about diet and fitness to help you transform your body, your health and your life. Sugar is about to show up on food labels, all dressed up as a new “natural ingredient” and a better alternative to the demon d’jour: High-fructose corn syrup. Never let it be said that there are no “second acts” in the marketing of junk food. OK, in case you haven’t been paying attention, high-fructose corn syrup has gotten quite a whipping in the press. The Corn Refiners Association tried fighting back, most notably with a series of commercials

showing a clueless mother unable to explain why the stuff was so “bad,” but even the best PR campaign wasn’t able to put out the fire. And the coup d’grace was sounded recently by Michelle Obama, who declared any product with high-fructose corn syrup to be off-limits at the White House. So now sugar — plain old white, table sugar (the poor little guy that got displaced by HFCS) — is ready for it’s reinvention, this time as the “natural” healthy alternative to HFCS. Oh, brother. Continue reading Sugar – Is it a Health Food Now?Health | Health | Health

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Sugar – Is it a Health Food Now?